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TUC issues warning on new strikes law
The entire trade union movement will rally behind any worker who is sacked under a controversial new law on strikes, the...
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Scientists awarded funding to search for pancreatic cancer test
Scientists are to receive almost £100,000 from a cancer research charity to search for a blood test to detect pancreati...
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Murder probe after man killed as car ploughs into crowd during disturbance
A 46-year-old man died and several other people were injured when a car hit a crowd during a disturbance...
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Travel disruption continues and 14,000 homes without power after Storm Gerrit
Thousands of homes remain without power and motorists and rail passengers face continued disruption after Storm Gerrit b...
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Drivers warned over post-Christmas ‘flat battery blues’
Drivers are being warned to avoid the “flat battery blues” when they return to work after the festive period....
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Sharp rise in number of floods and fires recorded at NHS sites
The NHS has been hit by a rise in the number of floods and fires at its sites in the past year, analysis of official fig...
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Cut crime and pressure on prisons with more community sentences, say peers
Allowing more criminals to serve sentences out of jail would help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons, according to a...
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Architect of euro and single market Jacques Delors dies aged 98
Former European Commission president Jacques Delors, who played a key role in the design of the euro and creation of the...
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4,757 ‘festive filers’ submitted tax returns on Christmas Day
HMRC also recorded 8,876 returns submitted on Christmas Eve and 12,136 on Boxing Day....